Thread: Rod Bods Dealer along the East Coast?????

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Originally Posted by SirSpeedy

............The Brookville looks like a Henry car .............

And that's my goal. To have a car that looks like the real deal. Thanks for everyone's comments.

Originally Posted by SirSpeedy

That is a laugh. There is a lot more that makes a quality fiberglass body than shiny gelcoat.

Do some searches on the boards for New Age - tons of quality issues there....

The ONLY fiberglass roadster body worth buildng is a Wescott.

I have a Brookville body. When it came to making a decision on a brand it came down to Wescott or Brookville. Two things contributed to my decision, steel, and the fact I could easily pick up the body at Brookville and save shipping. I agree that Wescott is outstanding and I would be happy with one.

Just an observation, the only comments BigBlock makes on this forum regarding fiberglass bodies is how great one specific brand of bodies are. Is there an affiliation there?

Originally Posted by 32steel

I have a Brookville body.............

What options if any did you go with on your Brookville body? Just curious.

Originally Posted by earlyfordv8

What options if any did you go with on your Brookville body? Just curious.

-Stock hinges
-Working cowl vent
-Flat floor
-Stock trunk
-Deck former, area around top of body is rolled for a smoother look

Working with the people at Brookville was an outstanding experience. I would highly recommend Brookville.

Originally Posted by SirSpeedy

The ONLY fiberglass roadster body worth buildng is a Wescott.

Again just one persons opinion.
There are more than just one quality glass builders out there.
But I do agree with Pay me now or Pay me later.
Money saved up front will get eaten up if you dont do your own body work.
Body guys around here get $65/hr and up. That is why I do my own

I have numerous freinds who own, wescott, and brookeville body cars as well as some other brands. Ya know what, I like them they were excellent products from what I can see.

I just thought this new body deserved a little attention, thats all. I thought it was a very impressive product. My main theme was to just say that hey, metal bodies are not perfect thats all. Real professional body men know this as two have stated in this thread.

An excperienced bodyman/street rodder from Mass. told me if he was to build a steel repro bodied roadster, he would buy a brookeville in peices and assemble it himself, because thats the only way it would meet his level of perfection.

What meets the eye is one thing, while what the hand feels is another. Nothing is ever paint ready.

There aren't that many steel bodies out there, are there??


Don, at last count there was at least 4 companies building new steel roadsters and coupes. Brookville being the oldest (other than Henry) and perhaps the best. Hot Bods has been around for at least 5 years and I have seen them at nsra York, but can not vouch for their quality. The others probably have only been in the sales business for 2 to 3 years. As the demand increases more will probably get in.

It seems that the majority of big dollar builders, like Brizio and SAR, use Brookville, so there must be a good reason behind their choice.

And if you would die for one of the Brookville bodies, then forget about it. It ain't going to do you any good if you're dead, unless you need a coffin made from it.

Originally Posted by BIGBLOCK

Perhaps, you should do some homework, as their website explains how the body is built, and many people i've talked to say it is a "right on" hand laminated body.

I think you need to do some homework. As I stated before do a search on some of the boards and you can find out all kinds of info. You'll have an awefully hard time finding someone that is not happy with a Wescott or Brookville product.

And they aren't fully hand laid either.

Originally Posted by BIGBLOCK

It's a shame someone cant come on one of these forums and state a simple opinion without someone directly trying to put that mans opinion down like he knows nothing at all, and you're Mr. Know It All.

Know it all? maybe in this case, yes. I have been to their shop in Conneticuit, I have owned one of them, so I would say I have a higher level of experience with their product.

Is it not the purpose of these boards to share information and experiences to save others the trouble, heartbreak and disappointment brought on by certain products?

Originally Posted by BIGBLOCK

As me or anyone else here, you're just an opinion. Ive found by reading through these forums that they're controled by only the guys in the "click" and anyone posting as a newbie to the forum, sometimes bringing up new information is immediattely put down or run off. This doesnt help the forum grow, nor does it help hotrodding grow. When people have to hesitate to put anything on this site that ends up being attacked thats really a shame. Theres no more "fun" here.

You say I'm just an opinion - I'd say I'm an experienced buyer.

You aren't putting up anything "new" here. These guys have been around 4 or 5 years, I first saw the bodies at the '02 Nats.

And as mentioned by others, why do you feel it necessary to stick up for and defend a company you have no affiliation with? There are more than a few people on this very board who have had negative experiences with that product, so they are all wrong and you and your professional bodyman friend are right?

I guess it is just your opinion then right? Based on no experience with any product whatsoever.

[QUOTE=SirSpeedy]I think you need to do some homework.
And they aren't fully hand laid either. [QUOTE]

I only stick up for this product because a freind of mine just recieved his body, and my oninion on it is that it is a dynamite product.

Homework? Funny how you're quick to point a finger at me for being wrong. Bill said that the owner had switched to complete hand lamination.

[QUOTE=SirSpeedy]I guess it is just your opinion then right? Based on no experience with any product whatsoever. [QUOTE]

So basically you are telling me you're the all experienced guro here and i dont know shit. pretty stuck up if ya ask me. As i said ive seen a recent body in person and I liked it, thats all. I have nothing more to say.

Now that I know a bare '32 roadster body will fit in the bed of a full-sized truck, does anyone know the approximate weight? (Steel)

Originally Posted by earlyfordv8

Now that I know a bare '32 roadster body will fit in the bed of a full-sized truck, does anyone know the approximate weight? (Steel)

4 guys can easily set one on or off a chassis - so I'd say 800#'s maybe?

Originally Posted by BIGBLOCK

So basically you are telling me you're the all experienced guro here and i dont know shit.

Basically.

Originally Posted by SirSpeedy

Basically.

I gotta tell you I burst out laughing with your one word reply.

Originally Posted by BIGBLOCK

A freind of mine recently recieved his new age roadster body from a new mold. He was quite pleased with it. ...

Don't worry speedy uses this forumn to take every opportunity to bad mouth New Age Motorsports. From what I hear, his daddy's money didn't get him what he wanted from New Age so he's upset.
If you understand that, the rest is obvious.

Now i understand fully. Spoon fed kids never have any respect. This is the problem with our country. Atleast the new signature applies real Truth in Advertising. I didnt even come here to start a war. I merely came here to state i liked a product. Im not here to defend anyone. It's just that I'm now severly ticked off with the piss poor disrespectful attitude shown towards me. I ought to be apologized to for this craziness.

Perhaps if only someone would open their eyes and read. Here is a quote direct from the new age website.

"The New Age Motorsports '32' Roadster features a one piece hand laminated body, double walled doors and trunk that are installed and swinging. We use Isothalic Resin(ISO Resin) and high grade gel coats in all of the products we produce. The body is first gel coated with 18-20mils of high grade black gelcoat. Once the mold is ready for the fiberglass to be applied we laminate a 2oz. chopped strand mat onto the gelcoat. (All the patterns developed for the fiberglass mat have been designed with torn edges to prevent unsightly overlaps and also to eliminate any opportunity for print through.) Once the 2oz. mat is completely applied it is placed over night in our heated booth where it is left to cure The following day we begin by removing any imperfections and prep the entire body to eliminate any situations that may create a problem in the remaining laminations. Once the body is prepped and ready we finish the lamination with 3- 2oz. layers of chopped strand mats, also with torn edges, which produces a seamless looking finished product. The finished thickness of the roadster is approximately, but not less than, 3/16" thick. When building all of our products we ONLY use fiberglass and resin. Whether it is installing the floor, firewall or laminating outer skins to inner skins, it does not matter, it is all the same materials which truly produces a one piece construction."


After a thorough search I can only find one customer that had some issues and after reading the threads (yes actually reading) it seems as though new age had settled the issues with that custumer.

"Tons"?? Not true once again.